Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, When The Levee Breaks false start,
Over The Hills And Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains
The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [
cut ], The Wanton Song, No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled
Underfoot, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, Stairway To Heaven,
[ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication Breakdown. Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording.
106 minutes.Details: The source starts off very muddy
and distorted with only the vocals and guitar solos being discernible
but does improve after a few numbers. However, there are disturbing
changes of volume at several points and bass seems to be overloaded
at times.

Comments:
A warm-up show for the US tour and a very experimental and minimal set.
This is the complete show, no marathons or improvisations, just the
first live performances of the new Physical Graffiti songs. When The
Levee Breaks is played live for the first time and sounds actually very
good and interesting, and The Wanton Song rocks! The show has some good
points, but is an average Zeppelin show that is enjoyable, but nowhere
near the nirvana they would reach at the end of the forthcoming tour.

Led
Zeppelin Tenth North American Tour
January 18, 1975 - March 27, 1975

JANUARY 18 - MET CENTER, BLOOMINGTON
(MN), UNITED STATES (SATURDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

JANUARY 20 - CHICAGO STADIUM,
CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES (MONDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And
Far Away, When The Levee Breaks, [ cut ], The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, The Wanton Song,
[ cut ], No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, [ cut
], Moby Dick [ cut ], [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, [
cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >>
Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Communication
Breakdown.Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording.
109 minutes.Details: The tape is a bit distant and
overloaded by bass but still ranks very good quality with all the instruments
listenable. Somewaht annoying hum throughout the tape though. Originally,
In My Time OIf Dying is incorrectly placed before The Song Remains The
Same. This source is known to be mixed up with January 21st tape.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, When
The Levee Breaks, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song,
Kashmir [ cut ], The Wanton Song, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot,
Moby Dick [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying, Stairway To Heaven, [
cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown.Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd
audience recording. 107 minutes.Details: The tape is hissy, distant and
lacks botton end but has no distortion. The recording starts out very
muffled but clears up by the end of Over The Hills And Far Away.

Bootleg LP
Reference(s) source 1:
Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1 (Rock Solid Records), The Final Option (Rock
Solid Records & The Swingin' Pig Records), Live At The Chicago Stadium
(Digger Productions) Led Zeppelin Film Can (Rock Solid Records), &
Live On The Levee (Box Top Records & Rock Solid Records)

Comments:
Jimmy's finger was broken, and although most of his playing is fine,
there is a certain weariness that cannot be helped due to his finger.
Robert's voice is severely damaged by the flu and as such, is raspy
and creaking. When the Levee Breaks sounds really good live ... a shame
it wasn't done more often live. No Quarter and Communication Breakdown
are exceptional, and Sick Again is really good.

JANUARY 21 - CHICAGO STADIUM,
CHICAGO (IL0, UNITED STATES (TUESDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts. Concert
was filmed on amateur equipment. Fragments were used on "Whole
Lotta Love" promo video in 1997.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll [ cut ], [ cut ], How
Many More Times (<< The Hunter..).Source: Incomplete good to very good audience
recording. 16 minutes.Details: The tape is distant and noisy,
also overloaded by bass at times. This source is known to be mixed up
with January 20th tape.

Recording Includes:
No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, How Many More Times, Whole
Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut
throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage
with actual sound. 14 minutes.Details: Shot rather closely to the stage.
The Official LZ YouTube channel version is more than four minutes shorter
and excludes Trampled Underfoot unnecessarily.

Bootleg LP
Reference(s): Live At
The Chicago Stadium (Digger Productions)

Comments:
The show isn't all that bad although Robert's voice is severely damaged
by the flu. The band is fine, although Jimmy has some problems with
timing and solos due to his broken finger. Still, not as bad as many
people make it out to be.

JANUARY 22 - CHICAGO STADIUM,
CHICAGO (IL), UNITED STATES (WEDNESDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut
], In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same [
cut ] >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, The Wanton Song, [ cut
], No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut
], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..), Stairway To Heaven [
cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles
Intro >> Black Dog, Communication Breakdown.Source: Incomplete good to very good audience
recording. 122 minutes.Details: The tape is hissy and quite distant
but clear, with all the instruments listenable. There is absolutely
no distortion but recording lacking in bottom though.

Comments:
From the opener of Rock And Roll through to In My Time Of Dying the
band keep great pace and both Plant's vocals and Page's playing make
noticeable improvement as the set moves along. But notice how clean
Page's solos at this show are during songs like Sick Again and Over
The Hills And Far Away. Compare this to the solos that he would be playing
in March and May with so many of those erratic bends and rushed cues.
Makes one wonder if having that injured finger forced him to concentrate
more intently on what he was doing, in turn giving his solos a more
precise effect. A great example of this is Page's performance in No
Quarter, which also features great interaction from Jones and Bonham.
On a funnier note, Plant dedicates Trampled Underfoot to Chuck Berry,
who he mistakingly thinks was from Chicago. The version is excellent,
with Page inserting a unique country/rockabilly riff into his solo,
and Plant's vocals again holding up wonderfully. He even throws in a
few extra "Push!"s after the song finishes. Perhaps the biggest
draws in the show are the performances of The Wanton Song and the short-lived
1975 rendition of How Many More Times, both of which would soon be dropped
from the set. Keeping with the quality of the gig, perhaps it's no surprise
that these two renditions are the best versions of the tour.

JANUARY 24 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM,
CLEVELAND (OH), UNITED STATES (FRIDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, The Wanton Song, [ cut ], No Quarter,
Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, How Many More Times (<< The Hunter..)
[ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [
cut ], Communication Breakdown (<< The Lemon Song..).Source: Incomplete fair to good audience
recording. 155 minutes.Details: The sound is distant and muffled
so we have to do with echoey recording. The audience noise is not noticeable
but there is some hiss that can be annoying for some. An occasional
distortion on some sections is also here.

Comments:
A very good show except for Robert, whose voice is severely damaged
by the flu. Jimmy's broken finger doesn't hamper his playing much at
all and Jones and Bonham are as good as ever. The Wanton Song is very
different from the record and sounds great. Kashmir is very powerful
and heavy and sounds very much like the album version. No Quarter has
no piano solo, Jones stays on the organ and it is quite good. How Many
More Times, was the centerpiece instead of Dazed And Confused until
Jimmy's finger healed and it sounds quite different in 1975. The bow
solo is intact and it is pretty good. The encores have Robert's voice
basically gone although he does manage a few good screams.

JANUARY 25 - MARKET SQUARE
ARENA, INDIANAPOLIS (IN), UNITED STATES (SATURDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Comments:
A good instrumental show, although Robert's voice is terrible ... low
and raspy, he barely hits the notes octaves below their original pitch
and his attempts at infusing it with soul are lackluster at best. Jimmy
manages quite well with a broken finger although some passages are rough.
The rhythm section is unstoppable as always. A mediocre show although
great sound and the rare Wanton Song make it a nice document of early
1975.

JANUARY 29 - COLISEUM, GREENSBORO
(NC), UNITED STATES (WEDNESDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, [ cut ], Over The Hills And
Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The
Rain Song [ cut ], [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut
], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], How Many More Times
(<< The Hunter, The Lemon Song..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut
], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog,
[ cut ], Communication Breakdown.Source: Incomplete good to very good audience
recording. 137 minutes.Details: The tape is fairly clear but a
bit distant and boomy. Also this source has very sharp high end so it
may be painful for casual listener.

Bootleg CD
Reference(s): A Quick
Getaway (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin)

Comments:
A very poor show overall ... quite possibly the worst Led Zeppelin concert
ever! Jonesy and Bonham are fine but Jimmy's playing veers from as good
as ever (with a broken finger no less!) to sloppy and completely out
of key. Robert's voice is in the worst shape it has ever been in ...
it is a strain for him to sustain notes in his middle range! How Many
More Times is short and forgettable and although some songs are actually
quite good, the overall effect of the flu and a broken finger result
in a show that is better to listen to as a comparison against their
most brilliant shows.

JANUARY 31 - OLYMPIA STADIUM,
DETROIT (MI), UNITED STATES (FRIDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut
], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick
[ cut ], [ cut ], How Many More Times (<< The Hunter,
The Lemon Song [ cut ]..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven,
[ cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ] >> Out On The
Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.Source: Incomplete good to very good audience
recording. 134 minutes.Details: The tape is good balanced but
a bit noisy at times, having also some distortion.

Comments:
A very good show although clearly not a return to form. Robert's voice
is still very rough and Jimmy's finger is still hindering his playing.
It caused of Plant's joke: "The bone on his wedding ring finger
is bust and that's a real drag because if he was to get married now,
he couldn't get a ring on." The rhythm section is as strong as
always ... they never have a bad show despite Page and Plant's problems.
No Quarter is very good, though, and How Many More Times is not a bad
version, and interesting considering they mix the Dazed And Confused
sections in ... it hadn't been played for five years with the exception
of Southampton January 22nd, 1973 show.

FEBRUARY 1 - PITTBSURGH CIVIC
ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA (SATURDAY, 8pm)The setlist have been changed at the last minute just after as Page
strained his finger what caused he wasn't able to play some parts.

FEBRUARY 3 - MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN, NEW YORK (NY), UNITED STATES (MONDAY, 8pm)

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot,
[ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<<
San Francisco..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ],
Instrumental Jam (<< I Wish You Would, The Crunge..) >>
Communication Breakdown (<< The Lemon Song..).Source: Incomplete good to very good audience
recording. 152 minutes.Details: The recorder is positioned possibly
rather close to the stage because the sound is steady and clear. However,
the tapers constantly talk, yell, scream, laugh and produce strange
noises directly over the recorder during most of the songs.

Comments:
The first tour show in New York and the first 1975 performance of Dazed
And Confused, not played live since July 29th, 1973 at the same venue.
This show is the first one from North America 1975 at which Dazed And
Confused was performed. Page sounds great at this show, playing with
confidence - albeit some caution here and there - considering his finger
injury was only a few weeks previous; Sick Again, Over The Hills And
Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song
each reveal speed of his healing. Songs are generally shorter or abbreviated
compared to what they would be in the next month or so, though (Dazed
And Confused has only 20 minutes, No Quarter only 14 and Whole Lotta
Love barely 1 minute flat). And as the tapers are heard to remark about
Robert Plant this is one of those 1975 shows where his vocal sound really
doesn't rise above mediocre. If one can tune out Plant's rasp this is
a really enjoyable concert, plenty of atmosphere. Oh..John Bonham's
drum working in Moby Dick is just furious!

FEBRUARY 4 - NASSAU COLISEUM,
UNIONDALE (NY), UNITED STATES (TUESDAY, 8pm)The show was moved from Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], No
Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ],
[ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..) [ cut
].Source: Incomplete fair to good audience
recording. 80 minutes.Details: The tape is distant, muffled and
a bit hissy. The sound quality deteriorates further toward the end of
the tape. The taper recorded it complete on four cheap cassettes while
sitting in the 300s on the side directly perpendicular to the stage.
The reason there are only fragments of the show is because he lost one
or two of the tapes and the other reason is because back then he didn't
want to spend the money to buy new cassettes so actually recorded over
segments of the show.

Comments:
This is not a bad show but no tops here. Possibly the best part of this
tape is Dazed And Confused, with some really nice guitar work and mood.

Comments:
A mixed show. The band sounds great and Jimmy, even with his hurt finger,
plays almost up to his peak. Robert's voice is ravaged by the flu and
he is nonexistent on stage for the most part, singing his parts and
that's it so as not to strain his voice. Great version of No Quarter
played and perhaps one of the best ever Trampled Underfoot versions.
Dazed And Confused is excellent and the solo section of Stairway To
Heaven is gorgeous. The encores are blistering, although Robert is really
suffering here. Jones and Bonham own this one, but Jimmy is nearly recovered.
In opposite, Over The Hills And Far Away is plugged with Page's guitar
problems - it leads packed up for awhile. John Bonham was announced
as Karen Carpenter according to Playboy magazine, when Carpenter was
placed as "Best Drummer". Quite funny.

FEBRUARY 7 - MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN, NEW YORK (NY), UNITED STATES (FRIDAY, 8pm)

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And
Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot
[ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..)
[ cut ], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [
cut ], Whole Lotta Love [ cut ] >> Out On The Tiles
Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st
audience recording. 107 minutes.Details: It starts with someone's advertising
to the listening to the show and it sounds like someone played it from
tape machine. The recording itself lacks dynamics a bit, with all the
instruments clearily recognizable, and sounds very similar to the video
fragment. What's more interesting, the recording is not distorted or
overloaded; the issue is hiss, which is very prominent.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled
Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused [ cut
], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
recording. 110 minutes.Details: The sound is bright and clear
for the most part but is a little distant and lacks bottom end.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, crowd shots,
Interview w/members of audience and Peter Grant [ cut throughout
].Source: Incomplete 16mm color professional
footage with actual sound. 5 minutes (music content only).Details: Shot on the front level next to
the stage, likely from photographer's pit. It's a news report. Available
as a standard three-song set and as a brief portion of Rock And Roll
in excellent quality, filming of the crowd, plus a brief interview with
Peter Grant and NBC commentary.

Comments:
A very good show, except for Robert' who's voice is still damaged by
the flu, although he does manage to force some good screams. Jimmy's
soloing is excellent throughout and the band delivers excellent versions
of No Quarter and Trampled Underfoot. Dazed And Confused still sounds
timid, as it hasn't been done much since the beginning of the tour.
Kashmir is sheer power.

Recording Includes:
Sick Again [ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of
Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No
Quarter [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused
(<< San Francisco..) [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut
], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog,
[ cut ], Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd
audience recording. 128 minutes.Details: A similar recording to the above
with the idnication that this tape is louder and more boomier.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of
Dying, Heartbreaker [ cut throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage
with actual sound. 17 minutes.Details: Band member height makes up one
third to full height of screen. Shot from right side of the stage, not
so far away from stage. Some copies misses Heartbreaker unnecessarily.
Original footage has also non-musical content (showing posters and pics
of the band) after the show and are dubbed with official audio on some
of bootlegged versions. Some copies have audio synched up for several
seconds into Rock And Roll because original footage is silent for this
part.

Comments:
Plant's voice has pretty much healed while Page's finger has definitely
healed! The performance doesn't crawl like other 1975 shows, it runs!
Trampled Underfoot is proof of this. Plant adds a few new lyrics to
The Song Remains The Same and at the start of The Rain Song. Page enters
late for the bow section in Dazed And Confused but ends the song with
a new riff. Whole Lotta Love is an abbreviated version without the middle
section. It goes straight into Black Dog with Plant singing most of
its original lyrics. This show is also the one where rowdy audience
made its appearance that caused Robert comments: "Can we advocate
that people stay in their seats? It's not very pleasant to see situations
like that right under your nose, so can we all keep cool!"

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir
[ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut
], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..) [ cut ], Stairway
To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles
Intro >> Black Dog [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience
recording. 169 minutes.Details: The tape noisy, boomy, distant
and lacking in bottom end but has still all the instruments quite listenable
though. The quality progresses as the show goes by.

Recording Includes:
Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..),
[ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On
The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd
audience recording. 82 minutes.Details: An interesting listen because
the taper was close to the stage and the frequency range is nice and
wide, with plenty of depth. However, the sound is overdriven throughout
and this brings serious damage in some parts.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir,
[ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut
], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..), Stairway To Heaven,
[ cut ], Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.Source: Almost complete excellent soundboard
recording. Almost 180 minutes.Details: The recording is a very good balanced
professional board tape.

Recording Includes:
Heartbreaker [ cut ].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 2 minutes.Details: Full height of screen shows band
members from waist to head. Some copies are synched up with existing
audios.

Comments:
This could be very good show but the sound is so horrible that makes
this recording for hardcores only. The bombastic renditions of Dazed
And Confused and Moby Dick, when Bonham thrown a couple of rhythm exercises
known from basic structure of Whole Lotta Love ... played later as an
usual encore making this show worth listening!

FEBRUARY 12 - MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN, NEW YORK (NY), UNITED STATES (WEDNESDAY, 8pm)

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, [
cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And
Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk..), [ cut ],
Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro
>> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heatbreaker (<< That's Alright
Mama..).Source: Almost complete excellent 1st audience
recording. 176 minutes.Details: This source will remain as one
of the best sources ever recorded. The quality is comparable with soundboard
at times but there is much better atmosphere. It was taped on center
rear orchestra six rows behind soundboard. Microphones were on pole
two feet above head level. The only drawback with this tape is that
the top end can be a bit painful on occasion.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again
[ cut ], Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The
Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], Kashmir,
No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And
Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk..), [ cut ],
Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro
>> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< That's Alright
Mama..).Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
2nd audience recording. 172 minutes.Details: This source has also great atmosphere.
The audience is not talktative and noisy except for the tapers at times.
I think this tape stands not too far away from the 1st source. Unfortunately,
the bass is heavily distorted throughout.

Comments:
A great show! It may have been a blizzard outside but the Garden was
rocking this night! "We came four blocks in the snow to get here
... you realise that? People were calling me on the telephone today
and saying 'Is it gonna be on?' For a minute I was wondering about my
anatomy, then I realised there was some discrepancy about the weather.
Isn't it good though that it snows? Doesn't it change the vibe of the
city? I think it's great!" The band is in excellent form and delivers
a great show. Robert sounds good and strong, Jonesy and Bonzo are amazing
as always, and Jimmy is incendiary tonight, especially at the end of
Sick Again. He extends the solo in Over The Hills And Far Away to an
incredible length and soars. No Quarter is dedicated to Jones that "...made
Monthy Python's Flying Circus a flop in New York" tonight and his
imppecably clean fingernails. Moby Dick is like a hurricane and Dazed
And Confused just blows everybody out to the cosmic level! A bunch of
heavy solid encores with an excellent Heartbreaker with some lyrics
of Elvis Presley's That's Alright Mama thrown in closing this amazing
eveing. This is definitely a triumph for the entire band and, not only
a strong concert but also probably the best from the 1975 US Tour. "Ladies
and gentlemen of New York ... you're too much ... and we ain't so bad
ourselves!" and the show was over.

FEBRUARY 13 - NASSAU COLISEUM,
UNIONDALE (NY), UNITED STATES (THURSDAY, 8pm)Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones joining the band for Communication
Breakdown on second guitar.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut
], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed
And Confused (<< San Francisco, Walter's Walk..) [ cut
], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.Source: Incomplete very good 1st audience
recording. 149 minutes.Details: The tape is clear and all the
instruments are discernable. Jones' bass does comes through a little
heavy in places but not enough to distort the tape. There is some noticeable
high frequency tape hiss at occasion. What worse, one channel drops-out
in several places, making listenting to some songs rather difficult.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed
And Confused (<< San Francisco, Wlater's Walk..), Stairway To
Heaven, Whole Lotta Love >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black
Dog, Communication Breakdown (<< It's Your Thing..).Source: Almost complete good to very good
2nd audience recording. 182 minutes.

Comments:
A great show! The band is strong, Robert's voice is in fair shape and
Jimmy is blazing, especially on a great and very long version of Dazed
And Confused and an epic Stairway To Heaven solo. Roll Over Beethoven
is only a short vocal rehearsal but one of the encores features Ronnie
Wood on second guitar, dueling with Page as they trade licks in an extended
jam that sounds killer when Jonesy and Bonham jam behind it.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving
You, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut
], No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut
], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..) [ cut ], Stairway
To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<<
The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [
cut ], If You Can't Rock Me >> Heartbreaker (<< Mess
O' Blues..) [ cut ].Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st
audience recording. Almost 187 minutes.Details: The recording is clear and fairly
close to the stage with very little audience disturbance and some rather
short tape distortion in places. There is bass distortion throughout
the set and is notably intense in the pieces where Jonesy plays bass
pedals. The tape hiss is rather unnoticeable.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying [ cut ], Since I've Been Loving You, The Song Remains
The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir [ cut ], No Quarter
[ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick [ cut
].Source: Incomplete good 2nd audience recording.
102 minutes.Details: The tape is quite distant and
a bit echoey but all the instruments are rather very discernible. The
only drawback is this source lacks depth the other source does have.

Comments:
This is a magical show ... one of the best from 1975! The Valentine's
Day reflected Plant to some special comments tonight about the Pagans:
"Today is one of the last of the pagan traditions that is carried
on into the 20th Century. It's the day for sowing the wild seeds. In
fact, now they call it St. Valentine's Day ... so, happy St. Valentine's
Day. I think we should dedicate this show to St. Valentine." Since
I've Been Loving You is played for the first time out of three on this
tour and the playing and energy of this show make it a real special
concert. Plant: "Who knows what it's gonna sound like, but it's
something we really used to dig playing." No Quarter is great and
Dazed And Confused is beyond words. The encores are funky and long,
and the rare second encore of Heartbreaker has a long blues interlude
inserted in Jimmy's solo.

WARNING! Some sources reported
that another tape of this show exist and may still be in the hands of
a tape hoarder. Possibly whole show was recorded but a very big care
must be taken with these reports.

Comments:
The show itself is an excellent closing night for the first half of
the tour. The band carries the momentum of their great closing show
in Nassau. During his intro for The Song Remains The Same, Plant refers
to Kansas City and that John Bonham was arrested there once! Before
No Quarter John Paul Jones is finishing a gin and tonic before he can
start playing and tonight's version is very strong, sounding very dark
and foreboding. Dazed And Confused and Stairway To Heaven are both outstanding.
The encores are the only let down in this performance.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot,
[ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..),
Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..)
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.Source: Almost complete excellent audience
recording. 174 minutes.Details: The tape has some tape hiss and
there is some bass distortion for the first few songs. The recorder
is very close to the stage and all the instruments are well balanced
- you can feel the power of sound that just pressing down the audience.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir,
[ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut
], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven, [
cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out
On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.Source: Almost complete excellent soundboard
recording. 166 minutes.Details: The recording is a very good balanced
professional board tape.

Comments:
A great show from 1975! The recording captures clearly the performance
and is really atmospheric, making this a pleasure to listen to. The
show itself is wonderful ... Robert is in good voice (something that
doesn't happen often in 1975), and the band is amazing. Start to finish
this show is great ... even the long Moby Dick is enjoyable. (Bonham
was introduced as "the man with a bicycle clip caught in his sock
... the greatest percussionist since Big Ben!") No Quarter is a
wonderful jam with some excellent piano from Jonesy and Kashmir is epic.
Dazed And Confused is long and great, and the drumming, in particular,
is immense. This is also the date on which Physical Graffiti was finally
been released in the United States and Plant commented that fact: "The
egg has been laid ... or is it the guy who got laid?"

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >>
Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song
Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No
Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused
(<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta
Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog.Source: Almost complete excellent soundboard
recording. 172 minutes.Details: The recording is a very good balanced
professional board tape.

Recording Includes:
The Song Remains The Same, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Dazed And Confused
[ cut throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 4 minutes.Details: Closely shot, two thirds of the
band members height makes up the full height of screen. Some copies
have sound syched up with actual audio as well as other audios from
tour. The LZ Official YouTube channel version is more than two minutes
shorter and has two commercial radio ads synched up with video.

Comments:
The recording is a nice clear, punchy soundboard that starts with a
tad of slight overload on the lower frequencies but by midway through
Rock And Roll the mix is near perfect and it seems to have improved.
Plants voice definitely starts off sounding weak but he learns
to control it as the show progresses and will use it to his advantage.
Page sounds good in Over The Hills. His delicate intro is very nice
and the solo, being more relaxed and experimental, pays off in this
version. In My Time Of Dying gives Plant a bit of a break and he can
get into the vocal comfortably without having to reach for the stratosphere.
Someone misses a cue but they rectify the issue quickly and avoid any
type of catastrophe. Jones sounds amazing under Pages slide soloing.
The Song Remains The Same continues with the band sounding very aggressive
with Bonham at the forefront. Plant is careful with his voice by the
end but The Rain Song will give him another break and is a nice contrast
that follows. No Quarter is awesome, especially hearing it in this quality.
Jones is obviously the star and his fingers sounds as mysterious
as Robert describes him. Page creeps in for the solo and offers some
nice fluidness in his playing, a really nice version that needs to be
heard. The 32 minute Dazed And Confused contains the Stardust
lyrics and is a good solid version of their experimental masterpiece.
Plant even says speaking of journeys, that was some journey
after and talks about building up good vibes before a beautiful performance
of Stairway To Heaven.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far
Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, Kashmir, No Quarter,
Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven,
Whole Lotta Love, Out On The Tiles [ cut throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. Near 10 minutes.Details: Shot from right side of the stage,
quite close to it. Some copies have sound synched up with existing audio.
The LZ Official YouTube channel has sound taken from Long Beach March
11th, 1975. What's interesting, this and all of older bootlegged versions
are shorter..

Comments:
This is a pretty good show but not tops although this is one of the
best if not the best recording board as for the sound. It reaches the
same peak level as the official releases! Robert's voice is in pretty
bad shape, but the instrumental machine is playing fine. Jones and Bonham
in particular are wonderful, with Bonham reaching a peak of playing
in Sick Again and In My Time Of Dying that is staggering. Well presented
mellotron has been introduced tonight: "John Paul Jones played
mellotron, a very cheap form of orchestration ... and he doesn't cost
that much to rent either!" No Quarter could be a fine version but
is cut. Trampled Underfoot is outstanding and vocal lyrics near the
end are awesome. Also the audience was rather dull so Plant was trying
to inject the life to the crowd: "Why don't you wake up, c'mon!"

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed
And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta
Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog.Source: Almost complete very good audience
recording. 181 minutes.Details: A really good and well mixed audience
tape but the problem is shrill top end, it makes your ears ringing after
some little time.

Comments:
A much better show than the night before. Robert's ego is gone and the
band turns in a much better, tighter performance. Trampled Underfoot
is very heavy and a great version and Dazed And Confused is intense
and very long. The Crunge is inserted in Whole Lotta Love and is very
funky and fast and leads into a monstrous Black Dog. Robert's voice
is very strong and solid and he performs some great vocal variations
in In My Time Of Dying and Kashmir.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut
], Kashmir, No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick
[ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..) [ cut
], [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love
(<< The Crunge, Feel So Good..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro
>> Black Dog.Source: Incomplete fair to good audience
recording. 168 minutes.Details: The tape is distant and somewhat
distorted noticeably in few places and bass produces a constant low-end
rumble to the recording. During heavier parts the sound is going to
be a bit mushier. There is some noticeable tape hiss.

Bootleg CD
Reference(s): San Diego
1975 (Lighthouse) & Symphony In A Thousand Parts (The Diagrams Of
Led Zeppelin)

Comments:
"We're really glad to be back in California!" ... This show
kicks off the group's West Coast swing, which also comprises the final
leg of 1975's North American tour. It's the beginning of what would
turn out to be a great run of shows, including the Long Beach and LA
concerts plus Vancouver, Seattle ... An excellent show in front of a
wild crowd! Jimmy's playing is excellent and the improvisations in No
Quarter and Trampled Underfoot are very good. Dazed And Confused is
almost symphonic in its scope ... another excellent 1975 version! The
interplay between the rhythm section and Page during the solo in Stairway
To Heaven is breathtaking and the funky jam in Whole Lotta Love drives
everyone into a frenzy before Black Dog.

MARCH 11 - LONG BEACH ARENA,
LONG BEACH (CA), UNITED STATES (TUESDAY, 8pm)

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled
Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused
(<< Woodstock..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta
Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog.Source: Almost complete excellent to superb
1st audience recording. Near 163 minutes.Details: All instruments are very clear
and well balanced with absolutely no close up audience noise. There
is, however, some small tape hiss. The bass guitar does become a bit
prominent in places.

Recording Includes:
No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick [ cut
], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway
To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..)
[ cut ].Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
recording. 94 minutes.Details: The recording is also rather much
close to the stage. The instruments are in good balance too but bass
is muffled a bit sometimes. The tape is very hissy in places.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir,
[ cut ], No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, [ cut
], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven, [
cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out
On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.Recording: Almost complete excellent soundboard
recording. 159 minutes.Details: The recording is a very good balanced
professional board tape.

Bootleg LP
Reference(s) audience source 1:
How Many More Times (Moby's Dick)

Comments:
Near soundboard sound here ... amazing! The playing and singing are
great here, but in some spots the band seems a little slow ... this
is probably due to the fact that this is one of the worst crowds ever!
The audience is dull, bored and seems half-asleep. "We must apologise
for the slight delay, be we couldn't get into the building and we hadn't
got any tickets! It's a fact. We saw a well known scalper, but we blew
it ... and it was bllown!" stated Plant after Sick Again. This
show has some amazing playing but the crowd seems more interested in
sleeping than the crushing music. This seems unbelievable, to be lucky
enough to see Led Zeppelin and to react in this way. Robert slams the
crowd for their reactions, but in reality, this show is great, but the
next night is even greater. He's also dedicated The Song Remains The
Same to the bootleggers: "For the benefit of anyone who was making
a bootleg then - the 12-string was out of tune!" After the last
encore Plant added spontaneously: "Ladies and gentlemen of Long
Beach ... sleep well! Half a Quaalude with water."

MARCH 12 - LONG BEACH ARENA,
LONG BEACH (CA), UNITED STATES (WEDNESDAY, 8pm)

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same false start, The Song Remains
The Same [ cut ] >> The Rain Song [ cut ], Kashmir,
No Quarter [ cut ], [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot, Moby
Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..) [ cut ], Stairway
To Heaven, Happy Birthday to Steve Weiss, [ cut ], Whole Lotta
Love (<< The Crunge, Lickin' Stick..) >> Out On The Tiles
Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< I'm
A Man..).Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st
audience recording. 175 minutes.Details: The recording is very close to
the stage and all the instruments are clear, but not well balanced.
The bass distorts the tape throughout significantly.

Recording Includes:
Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Happy Birthday to
Steve Weiss, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Lickin' Stick..)
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ],
Heartbreaker (<< I'm A Man..).Source: Incomplete excellent to superb
2nd audience recording. Almost 34 minutes.Details: All the instruments are well balanced
and the tape is recorded much close to the stage. There is some little
tape hiss.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same false start,
The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir,
No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And
Confused (<< Woodstock) [ cut ], [ cut ], Heartbreaker
(<< I'm A Man..).Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
3rd audience recording. 153 minutes.Details: The tape is overloaded by the
bass but not very distorted except for few portions, especially at the
beginning of the show. The guitar is pushed a hair behind from the rest
of instruments but it is not very noticeable though. There is a nice
spectrum and recording itself is rather clear, also capturing the atmosphere
in a good shape. The tape hiss, albeit available, is not annoying.

Recording Includes:
The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot,
Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused [ cut throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 3 minutes.Details: Shot from distance, sometimes
zomed up. The picture isn't sharp throughout. Some copies are synched
up with existing audios. Some just uses single song to dub the video
from previous night.

Bootleg LP
Reference(s) source 1:
Live In Long Beach 1975 (no label)

Bootleg CD
Reference(s) source 1:
Dedicated To Anyone Who Got Divorced Today (The Chronicles Of Led Zeppelin),
Long Beach Continuous Performances (Wendy Records), Standing In The
Shadows (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin), & Trampled Under Jimmy's
Foot (Silver Rarities)

Comments:
One of the best, most visceral shows of 1975! The sound is crisp and
bassy and really adds to the show. The opening string of numbers is
brutal and fast and this may be one of the best versions of No Quarter
ever! It is savage and the improvisations are excellent. In My Time
Of Dying was dedicated to Bob Dylan: "An old work song. A long
time before Mr Zimmerman listened to it in the Village back in the Sixties."
The reason why The Song Remains The Same was repeated is that Jimmy
Page broke a string. Trampled Underfoot moves like nobody's business
and Dazed And Confused, dedictaed tonight to Roy Harper ("Wherever
you are Roy, don't stay in that state too long!"), is a glorious
1975 version in full flight. An exquisite Stairway To Heaven closes
the show and the relentless and surprising inclusions in the encores
end a show that seems leagues ahead of the sluggishness of just the
night before!

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir,
No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<<
Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording. 174 minutes.Details: The recording is a very good balanced
professional board tape.

Comments:
A mixed performance. In some points the band reaching a peak of their
playing, in other they are just average and rather sloopy. The hardest
accent belongs to the opening numbers, after that the band seems to
be a bit tired and that caused of lack of soarning during improvisation
sections in No Quarter and Dazed And Confused.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same [ cut ].. Source: Incomplete good 1st audience recording.
Near 32 minutes.Details: Due to the location of the recorder,
the audience gets pushed to the rear of the mix while the band is clear
and balanced. There is a minor amount of tape hiss.

Recording Includes:
Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused,
Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge [ cut
]..), Black Dog [ cut throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 3 minutes.Details: Filmed from some distance. Some
copies has sound synched up with existing audios. The official DVD has
a snippet of this clip in the credits video as well as in the audio
menu of disc #2. Older copies are sometimes misdated with Seattle March
21st, 1975 show.

Comments:
A really superb show from the 1975 Tour. The sound is great and the
playing is excellent. Robert is in decent voice and the band is on a
roll! No Quarter and Dazed And Confused are some of the best versions
ever, and he opening numbers are really powerful. The earlier shows
on the tour like the New York shows were long, but the marathons were
generally played at 1973 length (No Quarter never exceeding twenty minutes,
Dazed never exceeding thirty). In the west coast shows Zeppelin expands
the numbers to where a thirty minute No Quarter and a forty-minute Dazed
And Confused are routine. More highlights include something happening
onstage after Bonham's drum solo, which causes Plant to start singing
lines from Max Bygraves' "You're A Pink Toothbrush". This
song is nothing more than Plant singing what appears to be a commercial
jingle. It has only 10 seconds but it's funny!

Recording Includes:
No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, [ cut ], Moby Dick.Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st
audience recording. 50 minutes.Details: The tape is hissy and distorted
a bit but still rather clear. This source is known to be mixed up with
March 20th tape and rest of tape likely isn't in circulation anywhere
yet.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed
And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta
Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog.Source: Almost complete excellent soundboard
recording. 182 minutes.Details: The recording is a very good balanced
professional board tape.

Comments:
This is something like a prelude to the following evening's show. The
playing is on top form and overall all the songs were performed with
furiosity. Pagey is in decent form tonight, with especially fine playing
on Sick Again, In My Time Of Dying and The Song Remains The Same; Plant
is not in fine form, though, with his best vocals coming from the songs
that demanded the least from him, such as No Quarter and Whole Lotta
Love; Bonham does bring the bang, with awesome drumming on Over The
Hills And Far Away, Kashmir and Trampled Underfoot. Ironically, it is
Jones that makes this show awesome, with amazing bass playing and great
keyboards from start to finish. Kashmir was dedicated to "...Richard
Cole, our tour manager - a good upright British citizen" and Dazed
And Confused to "...our manager, Peter Grant, who's made so many
things possible. He's the man who gives us the blow job in the dressing
room". Obviously the whole band had a great time during these two
Vancouver shows.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut
], Kashmir, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..)
[ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole
Lotta Love (<< Lickin' Stick, Ozone Baby..) [ cut ] >>
Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete good to very good 1st
audience recording. Near 117 minutes.Details: The tape is hissy and distorted
a bit but still rather clear. This source is known to be mixed up with
March 19th tape.

Comments:
A very heavy and overall, good performance. Plant apologise for the
last concert they played in Vanvouver two years ago, and he said: "Last
night it was quite a peculiar show actually. Something strange happened
to me that evening. I found the light show to be amazing and I wondered
what the name of the group was!" No Quarter is absolutely beautiful
and Dazed And Confused rocks really hard and is led by Jimmy's amazing
guitar prowess. Stairway To Heaven really lifts off during the guitar
solo and the heavily improvised and dynamic encores close out this really
heavy, powerful and exciting show, which in itself would prove to be
nothing compared to the next night! Listen to the Whole Lotta Love encore
for Lickin' Stick followed by the riffs from Ozone Baby, three years
before it's recording! s on the previous night, the band members are
in glorious humours and that caused of few very funny introductions.
(Bonham was introduced as "a man who's a stinking rotten dirty
pig!")

MARCH 21 - SEATTLE CENTER COLISEUM,
SEATTLE (WA), UNITED STATES (FRIDAY, 8pm)Some very short sentences of amateur footage were used on DVD in
2003.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut ], Since
I've Been Loving You, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..),
Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< For What It's Worth, Woodstock,
I Shot The Sheriff..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].Source: Incomplete excellent 1st audience
source. 182 minutes.Details: It is extremely clear and very
sharp source and all the instruments are in excellent balance. The audience
noise is really small here. It is repored that taper situated recorder
on top of a nearby stack of unused folding chairs in the second tier
of the huge arena and left recording while he returned to his seat.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The
Same >> The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ],
[ cut ], No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Trampled Underfoot
(<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused
(<< For What It's Worth, Woodstock, I Shot The Sheriff..) [ cut
], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The
Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog [ cut
], [ cut ], Communication Breakdown [ cut ] >> Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
recording. 193 minutes.Details: The sound on this one is a bit
more distant than the 1st source but it has the live atmosphere. The
instruments are in a rather good balance and the only noticebale thing
is a tape hiss that is listenable throughout. There is also some bass
distortion and the encores are more muffled and bassy.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time
Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same, Kashmir, Since I've Been Loving
You, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed
And Confused, Out On The Tiles Intro, Black Dog [ cut throughout
].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 9 minutes.Details: Filmed from distance, the picture
is somewhat blurred a bit. Two different angles from two different tapes
are mixed up in the video. Some copies has sound synched up with existing
audios. Original song order is incorrect - Trampled Underfoot is placed
after Dazed And Confused. The LZ Official YouTube is three minutes shorter,
has Rock And Roll synched instead of Band Announcements, has no Over
The Hills And Far Away and Since I've Been Loving You. Older copies
are erroneously synched up with San Diego March 10th, 1975 audio as
they are circulated for years.

Comments:
This show is one of the best from the 1975 tour. The entire show and
length are impressive, but what makes this so memorable are the two
epics. No Quarter is 30 minutes long and one of the best ever. But here,
we have the second to last longest ever Dazed And Confused, clocking
in at 45 minutes and it is the best one ever (the other one, clocks
at 46, can be found on the last LA date, on March 27th). It moves through
several sections and has many dynamic contrasts to keep it interesting
throughout ... it doesn't seem like 45 minutes.

MARCH 24 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD
(CA), UNITED STATES (MONDAY, 7:30pm)DJ JJ Jackson introduced the band.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And
Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The
Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Aranjuez..),
Trampled Underfoot [ cut ], Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed
And Confused (<< Woodstock..), [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven,
[ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out
On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker.Source: Incomplete excellent to superb
1st audience recording. 176 minutes.Details: The tape is excellent quality
with all the instruments well balanced and right close to the stage.
The only problem is caused of some tape hiss but it is not very unbearable.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Aranjuez..),
[ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick
[ cut ], [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..),
Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
recording. 153 minutes.Details: Recorded much close to the stage,
this source stands just a little below from famous Millard tape. However,
some tiny distortion can be heard as well as tape hiss. There are also
problems with mic in few places, causing of significant volume fluctuations.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll, Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of
Dying, Kashmir, No Quarter, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Stairway
To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..), Out On The Tiles
Intro, Black Dog, Heartbreaker [ cut throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm color amateur footage
with actual sound. 18 minutes.Details: Closely shot with distance ranging
from band members' height making up most of the screen to being seen
from hip to head. Some copies are synched up with existing audios. The
LZ Official YouTube channel version and some bootlegged copies are few
minutes shorter and excluding No Quarter unnecessarily.

Bootleg CD
Reference(s) source 1 & 2 mixes:
Children Of The Sun (Tarantura2000), Deep Throat I (Empress Valley Supreme
Disc, original & 2 reissues), The Firecrackers Show (The Diagrams
Of Led Zeppelin), & A Gram Is A Gram Is A Gram (Image Quality)

Comments:
The first of three nights at the Forum and the closing segment of the
tour. A very good show overall, although a feeling of sloppiness is
especially evident in Jimmy's playing. The great late J. J. Jackson
had opened that evening: "Good evening! My name is J. J. Jackson
of KWLOS. We're all here to welcome back to the LA area ... Led Zeppelin!"
After a rather brilliant opening section, Dazed And Confused suffers
from Jimmy playing badly out of time with the rhythm section during
the improvisations, and he doesn't correct it either! This makes for
a jerky and uneasy listening experience. The closer is excellent and
although The Crunge jam in Whole Lotta Love is good and the most complete
version ever performed, Jimmy is lost and it shows! Licking Stick follows
and is driven by the rhythm section into the Theremin solo which, as
always, starts Jones amazing bass and Bonham's splendid drumming. A
very good version of Heartbreaker closes the show ("Children Of
The Sun! Good night!"). Beside that, this is a glorious return
to the LA and the band was on! Plant: "This is the place, this
is the one. There are the last three gigs on our American tour and so
we intend them to be something of a high point for us. Obviously, we
don't achieve that without a little bit of a vibe, that I can already
feel, and a few smiles."

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And
Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The
Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir, No Quarter, [ cut ], Trampled
Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed
And Confused (<< Spanish Eyes, Woodstock..), [ cut ], Stairway
To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< Lickin' Stick,
Sex Machine, The Crunge, Night Flight..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro
>> Black Dog.Source: Incomplete excellent to superb
1st audience recording. Almost 183 minutes.Details: The tape is excellent quality
with all the instruments well balanced and right close to the stage.
There is some small hiss throughout.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying [ cut
], [ cut ], The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song,
Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter [ cut ].Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd
audience recording. Near 61 minutes.Details: Just a bit distant but rather
clear tape with vocals and guitar being most prominent in the mix.

Recording Includes:
Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song
Remains The Same, Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..)
[ cut throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm color 1st amateur
footage with actual sound. 25 minutes.Details: Closely shot with distance ranging
from band members' height making up most of the screen to being seen
from hip to head. Song order incorrect - Over The Hills And Far Away
placed after Trampled Underfoot

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll, Sick Again, The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song,
Kashmir, No Quarter, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven [ cut
throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm color 2nd amateur
footage with actual sound. 12 minutes.Details: This source is not very colorful
and isn't always in good focus. The footage starts out from close behind
the stage and then the taper travels around back and forth between the
left and right front, then back to being behind the stage. The distance
ranges during the ride but is never too distant. Some songs are out
of proper order.

Recording Includes:
Whole Lotta Love [ cut ].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color 3rd
amateur footage. 2 minutes.Details: Most versions are either silent
either dubbed with sound form the March 27th, 1975 and also often wrongly
attributed to this date. Some copies are mixed up with previous video
footage as the last song.

Comments:
A really great show. "Last night we had a really good time. We
had a great concert. It was one of the finest we've had in California
for a long time!" said Plant as the band climbed the stage. Robert
is powerful and the band rocks! Bonham's drumming is awesome throughout,
and it really makes an impact during the first few numbers when the
band plows through them with minimum pauses in between. No Quarter and
Dazed And Confused are two great versions with lots of great improvisation.
The jazzy groove of No Quarter, in particular, is spectacular.Trampled
Underfoot was dedicated to the groupies as well: "All the good
ladies of America who've helped us get rid of the blues from time to
time on the road...". Jimmy's solo in Stairway To Heaven is excellent.

MARCH 27 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD
(CA), UNITED STATES (THURSDAY, 7:30pm)DJ JJ Jackson and Linda Lovelace introduced the band.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song
Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ], Kashmir, Since
I've Been Loving You, No Quarter [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot
(<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick (<< Yankee Doodle Dandy..),
Dazed And Confused (<< Feel Like I've Been Loving You..) [ cut
], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The
Crunge, Lickin' Stick..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black
Dog.Source: Incomplete excellent to superb
1st audience recording. 215 minutes.Details: This source has possibly the best
sound of all three nights recorded. Instruments are in the great balance
and the recording is very clear and not too much hissy.

Recording Includes:
Kashmir, Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway
To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Out On The Tiles Intro, Black Dog [ cut
throughout ].Source: Incomplete 8mm silent color amateur
footage. 7 minutes.Details: Shot from some distance, showing
entire stage and members of group in middle of screen. Original copies
have Dazed And Confused and Stairway To Heaven at the start of the film.
Some copies are synched up with existing audios. Older versions are
incorrectly labelled as being from March 24th, 1975 and some of them
are much incomplete.

Comments:
The third and final night at the Forum and also the last show of the
1975 US Tour. A very good show, although Robert's voice alternates between
sounding great and being really irritating. Linda Lovelace, a well-known
Deep Throat star introduced the show. No Quarter is simply amazing,
one of the best versions I have ever heard, and Dazed And Confused has
some really great moments in the middle. It is also the longest version
of this song, clocks at 46 minutes! This is the third out of three times
Since I've Been Loving You was played in 1975. The guitar solo in Stairway
To Heaven is amazing, and the Theremin section of Whole Lotta Love has
some excellent bass and drum interplay while Robert screams.

Comments:
A very good show but not tops and also few PA problems plagued the atmosphere.
"We'd all like to welcome back to Britain ... Led Zeppelin!"
DJ Bob Harris proudly introduced their triumphant come back. Robert's
voice is simply awful in Rock And Roll and Jimmy's guitar goes on the
fritz in Rock And Roll, but by Sick Again there is an obvious recovery.
In My Time Of Dying (dedicated to Dennis Healey, the Chancellor Of The
Exchequer, who was taxing large earns heavily at the time that caused
groups' emigration from the United Kingdom) and No Quarter are simply
wonderful, and although this version of Dazed And Confused isn't the
best, it is quite good with a particularly great violin bow solo from
Jimmy. His solo in Stairway To Heaven makes up for any shortcomings
previous to it.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, [ cut ], Kashmir [ cut ], [ cut
], No Quarter [ cut ], Tangerine, Going To California, That's
The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp.Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
1st audience recording. 102 minutes.Details: This is famous Red Devil source
believed to be lost in fire and survived only as fragmentary portion
of the show. The quality is very good with only slight distance but
bass notes are just blurred in the mix because of poor acoustics and
the second half from No Quarter onwards is significantly clearer. The
drawback are low levels and significant channel flictuasions here and
there, what causing of tape hiss increased in some spots.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir,
[ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California,
That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot
(<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused
(<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven.Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
2nd audience recording. 182 minutes.Details: This one seems to be taped much
close to the stage but has some bass distortion. What makes this recording
special is the balance of instruments - each can be heard very clearily.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And Far Away, In My
Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same [ cut ] >> The
Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, [ cut
], Going To California, That's The Way, [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), [ cut ],
Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..),
[ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole
Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog.Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
3rd audience recording. Near 198 minutes.Details: This is also the one recorded
much close to the stage, with all the instruments in a great balance.
There is no distortion so it makes this recording the best of all three
survived.

Comments:
The second night produces a much more relaxed and tight performance.
No Quarter has to be one of the best versions ever and the acoustic
section is incredibly intimate and effective. Jimmy's soloing, especially
in the greatly expanded Over The Hills And Far Away, is staggering.
The encores sound banal after the very good version of Dazed And Confused
and the dramatic Stairway To Heaven.

MAY 23 - EARLS COURT ARENA,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (FRIDAY, 8pm)DJ David 'Kid' Jensen introduced the band. Rumoured to be professionally
recorded and filmed.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, [ cut ], In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook
Me..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [
cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California, That's The
Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..)
[ cut ], [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<<
San Francisco..), Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love
(<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black
Dog.Source: Incomplete very good to excellent
1st audience recording. 198 minutes.Details: The dynamic and bright but overloaded
tape, with the drums and bass being distorted in the mix over the rest
of instruments. Beside of that, this is an excellent sounding recording.
The electric piano intro to No Qiarter is much inaudible in the mix
though. Most likely the PA system bleed has died for a while.

Recording Includes:
Rock And Roll [ cut ] >> Sick Again, Over The Hills And
Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song Remains
The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Going To California
[ cut ], That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot
(<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, [ cut ], Dazed And Confused
(<< San Francisco..) [ cut ], [ cut ], Whole Lotta
Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >>
Black Dog.Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
recording. 140 minutes.Details: A somewhat distant and a bit boomy
source with fair instruments balance. It has a good but blurred low
end that shoukd have been captured on other two sources for this night.
The acoustic set sounds very clear surprisingly and makes this tape
excellent rate on this short fragment and encores more distant than
rest.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, [ cut ], Rock And Roll >> Sick Again,
Over The Hills And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook
Me..), The Song Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, [
cut ], No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California, That's The
Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot [ cut
], [ cut ], Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..),
[ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love
(<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black
Dog.Source: Incomplete very good 3rd audience
recording. 203 minutes.Details: A really nice, brightly sounding
but a tad distant tape with some loud members from the audience here
and there. Except for these, this is the second best recording for this
date, stands only a tiny bit below of the first source. Frankly, there
is no distortion here and if complain on this, lower notes (which are
kinda muddy) might be better defined. Again, the failured PA system
ce be heard at the start of No Quarter.

Bootleg LP
Reference(s) source 1:
The Awesome Foursome Live At Earl's Court (The World Joker)

Comments:
An excellent show ... "Good evening! Welcome to the show. After
an absence of something like two years, I guess we're all ready for
a little Physical Graffiti. Please welcome to Earl's Court ... Led Zeppelin!
DJ David Jensen introduced the band in the great style Robert's voice
is in strong shape (by 1975 standards) and the band rocks! "Last
weekend we did a couple of warm-up gigs for these three. We believe
these were the first three gigs to be sold out, so these must be the
ones with the most energy stored up. You've been waiting!" Plant
stated. Kashmir is thunderous and No Quarter contains some truly excellent
improvisation from all three instrumentalists. The acoustic section
is wonderful and Dazed And Confused and Stairway To Heaven are excellent
version, though both will be bested the following night. The Whole Lotta
Love encore has a really long jam leading into Black Dog, with the rhythm
section cooking ferociously while Robert screams and ad-libs.

MAY 24 - EARLS COURT ARENA,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (SATURDAY, 8pm)DJ Nicky Horne introduced the band. Whole concert was professionally
recorded and filmed. Fragments were used on "Whole Lotta Love"
promo video in 1997, Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume
2 in 2000 and DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Tangerine, Going To California,
That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows
Pole..), Moby Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..),
Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge,
Sex Machine, Turn On Your Lovelight..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro
>> Black Dog.Source: Incomplete good to very good 2nd
audience recording. 187 minutes.Details: For the most part the recording
is clear and balanced but boomy a bit - you can hear the echo in the
arena. It sounds very live what is a big trump of this tape when compared
to super dry board source.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, [ cut ], Trampled Underfoot (<<
Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< Woodstock..)
[ cut ], Stairway To Heaven [ cut ].Source: Incomplete good to very good 3rd
audience recording. 143 minutes.Details: A quite hissy source capturing
everything in not the best clarity, especially in louder parts.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying, The Song Remains The Same >>
The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter, Tangerine, Going To California [
cut ], [ cut ], That's The Way [ cut ], Bron-Yr-Aur
Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed
And Confused (<< Woodstock..), Stairway To Heaven [ cut
], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge, Sex Machine, Turn On Your
Lovelight..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog.Source: Incomplete color professional footage.
208 minutes.Details: Shot to feed the large screens.
The picture is degenerated on all of pre-2005 versions. The new version
has Trampled Underfoot, Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused, Stairway To Heaven
and Whole Lotta Love-Out On The Tiles Intro-Black Dog in really good
quality which means that tape generation is far closer to the master.
The official DVD features In My Time Of Dying with some inserts edited.

Official Visual
Reference(s): DVD (Warner
Music Vision), Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 (Atlantic
CD-ROM), The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin (Atlantic CD-ROM), & Whole
Lotta Love (promo video)

Comments:
This is a monster of a show. The best of the five Earl's Court gigs,
this show has the band reaching a peak for 1975, one that is even better
than Seattle and LA two months earlier. Nicky Horne simply introduced
the band: "Welcome to Earl's Court. For the next three hours ...
your mother wouldn't like it!" No Quarter must be the best version
ever recorded, and Dazed And Confused is an incredible journey. Dennis
Healey was again remembered during the introduction to the Dazed: "We
gotta fly soon. Y'know how it goes with Dennis ... dear Dennis. Private
enterprise ... no artists in the country anymore ... he must be dazed
and confused!" Stairway To Heaven contains probably the best solo
ever by Jimmy on the song while Plant's vocal is not the best. The humour
was belonged to the whole group so Bonham took the microphone as they
climbed for the encores and said: "I'd like to say at this point
that I think football's a load of bollocks!" what caued a quick
retort from Plant: "I'd like to say that soccer's a wonderful sport,
the best sport."

MAY 25 - EARLS COURT ARENA,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (SUNDAY, 8pm)DJ Alan 'Fluff' Freeman introduced the band. Whole concert was professionally
recorded and filmed. Fragments were used on "Whole Lotta Love"
promo video in 1997, Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Volume
2 in 2000 and DVD in 2003.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song
Remains The Same >> The Rain Song [ cut ],[ cut
], Kashmir, No Quarter (<< Concierto De Aranjuez..), Tangerine,
[ cut ], Going To California [ cut ], That's The Way,
Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot (<< Gallows Pole..), Moby
Dick [ cut ], Dazed And Confused (<< San Francisco..),
[ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut ], Whole Lotta Love
(<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black
Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..), Communication
Breakdown (<< D'yer Mak'er..).Source: Incomplete fair to good 1st audience
recording. 206 minutes.Details: The tape is dry, distant and bass
and drums are lost into mush sometimes. Only guitar and vocals are enough
clear in the mix. It seems that someone, who taped this show, was located
very far from the stage - I would say on the balcony or at very last
seats of the floor.

Recording Includes:
Dazed And Confused [ cut ], Stairway To Heaven, [ cut
], Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..) >> Out On The Tiles
Intro >> Black Dog, [ cut ], Heartbreaker (<< Bouree..),
Communication Breakdown (<< D'yer Mak'er..).Source: Incomplete very good 2nd audience
source. 55 minutes.Details: A clear and dynamic tape with
only minimal distortion due to overloading level, recorded from some
small distance and shows everything in a good perspective. The big drawback
of this source is its incompleteness and some serious tape issues during
start of tape. This might be a great remainder if not the fact it is
very but very incomplete fragment of possible entire source.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song
Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter (<<
Concierto De Aranjuez..), Tangerine], [ cut ], Going To California
[ cut ], That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot
(<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San
Francisco..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..)
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker (<<
Bouree.), Communication Breakdown (<< D'yer Mak'er..).Source: Incomplete excellent soundboard
recording. Almost 231 minutes. Details: The recording is a very well balanced
professional video soundtrack. Tangerine is totally absent on this tape
source. What's very interesting, both missing parts are available as
a separate, alternate source, called also "old soundboard"
source. (Tangerine has a cut at the end, missing few seconds only.)
In fact, the sound is quite similar to the board tape but is much less
clear and is very raw and also misses much of its high notes. Very possible
it was sourced from an old and high gen tape of video soundtrack, which
includes these parts of this show.

Recording Includes:
Band Announcements, Rock And Roll >> Sick Again, Over The Hills
And Far Away, In My Time Of Dying (<< You Shook Me..), The Song
Remains The Same >> The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter (<<
Concierto De Aranjuez..), Tangerine, [ cut ], Going To California
[ cut ], That's The Way, Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot
(<< Gallows Pole..), Moby Dick, Dazed And Confused (<< San
Francisco..), Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love (<< The Crunge..)
>> Out On The Tiles Intro >> Black Dog, Heartbreaker (<<
Bouree..), Communication Breakdown (<< D'yer Mak'er..).Source: Incomplete color professional footage.
226 minutes.Details: Shot to feed the large screens.
The picture is degenerated on all of pre-Toasted Condor videos, also
all of videos were very incomplete. Newer versions have quality much
better and is obvious that it comes from very close to the master. The
footage of the songs used on the official DVD are slightly edited from
the original cut that can be seen on the bootlegs.

Official Visual
Reference(s): DVD (Warner
Music Vision), Latter Days - The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin Vol. 2 (Atlantic
CD-ROM), The Very Best Of Led Zeppelin (Atlantic CD-ROM), & Whole
Lotta Love (promo video)

Comments:
The final Earl's Court show, the final 1975 show, and the last ever
performance of Dazed And Confused. The initial string of numbers are
high powered and aggressive! No Quarter is a really great jam and the
acoustic section is pretty good. Moby Dick and Dazed are rather boring
however, which is sad and rather unfitting as it is the last ever performance
of the latter. Stairway To Heaven was dedicated to Plant's daughter:
"Carmen - this song's to a little girl who sits probably wondering
what it all about ... so, where is the bridge? Well, Carmen, were's
your chance to find out where the bridge is ... and if you know, please
let me know after the show." The solo is wonderful and the encores
contain a tortured Theremin solo from Jimmy before the extra songs are
played for the last night's sake.